CM Amarinder & Centre playing fixed match; PM should assure farmers: SAD's Sukhbir Badal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to understand sentiments of farmers and make a commitment for assured government procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP). According to an official press release on Sunday, Badal said that Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh should also "t play a double game" and instead "should lead from front" to get all grievances of farmers resolved at earliest.

'CM Amarinder is playing a fixed match'

"It was unfortunate that CM is playing a fixed match with Centre," he said. "Captain Amarinder Singh is playing as per script handed over to him by Centre. This is reason why he has approached farmers w, ordered m to do Centre's bidding and vacate all railway property in state. Surely, Chief Minister knew that farmer organisations had lifted 'rail roko' agitation more than two weeks back," Badal said.

"He should have put pressure on Centre to restart train services to Punjab instead of approaching farmers and asking m t to sit even close to railway stations. centre should also t victimize Punjabis for standing with agitating farmers and instead should understand sentiments of people and resolve all ir grievances," he added.

Railways likely to restore 17 mail, express trains

Meanwhile, Railways has drawn up a tentative plan to restore 17 mail and express trains for Punjab region, it said on Sunday. "As per information received, rail agitation is likely to be lifted in evening of vember 23. Accordingly, a tentative plan for restoration of train services in Punjab area shall be as below," said Railways as it provided a list of trains that will be restored.

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" plan is subject to track safety, clearance to be received by respective divisions from associated state government and security units," restoration plan prepared by rrn Railways said. "A total of 17 trains will be restored, including eight for Punjab area and nine for Jammu and Katra," it said. 

On Saturday, Railways had said that it would resume goods and passenger train services in Punjab following state government's communication that tracks were clear for operations hours after protesting farmers decided to allow services to operate. farmers have said that agitation will be lifted by vember 23 for a period of 15 days.

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